Breakaway Destination Guides (International)

Breakaway’s Travel World

A Guide to Golden Lands and Faraway Places

Golden Lands, Africa Guides
South Africa Side Map
MasterCard Global ATM Locator. With more than a million ATMs in over 210 countries, you're never far from a MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus ATM. Locate an ATM Machine
It a good idea to check out the wine of the area
Flags of South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe
Chief of State
Head of Government
President:
Kgalema Motlanthe
25.9.2008 - present
National Flag
Adopted 27.Apr.1994
1910
31.May.1910-25.Mar.1912
1912
25.Mar.1912-31.May.1928
1928
31.May.1928-27.Apr.1994
Cape Colony
Cape
to 16.Sep.1795
21.Feb.1803-10.Jan.1806
GB
16.Sep.1795-21.Feb.1803
10.Jan.1806-12.May.1875
Cape
12.May.1875-31.May.1910
Graaff-ReinetSwellendamGoshen
Graaff-Reinet
Swellendam
Goshem
Stellaland

1882 - 1883

1883 - 1884

1884 - 1885
British BechuanalandBritish Kaffraria
(Queen Adelaide Land)

1891 - 1895
GB
Natal
Natal
1839 - 13.May.1843
Natal
23.Aug.1875 - 16.May.1907
Natal
16.May.1907 - 31.May.1910
Port NatalZululand
GB GB
Orange Free State
Free State
1854 - 28.Feb.1856
Free State
28.Feb.1856 - 12.Apr.1877
16.Dec.1880 - 31.May.1902
GB
12.Apr.1877 - 16.Dec.1880
1901 - 1904
Free State
10.Dec.1904 - 31.May.1910
Transvaal
Transvaal
18.Feb.1858 - 24.Oct.1874
10.May.1875 -12.Apr.1877
16.Dec.1880 - 31.May.1902
Transvaal
24.Oct.1874 - 10.May.1875
GB
12.Apr.1877 - 16.Dec.1880
1900 - 1902
Transvaal
1902 - 31.May.1910
Winburg-Potchefstroom/Andries-Ohrigstad/Lijdenburg
flag
1837 - 1848
Cape
4.Dec.1858 - 4.Apr.1860
UtrechtNew Republic (Vrijheid)Little Republic
(Little Free State, Klein Vrijstaat)
Utrecht
1854 - 8.May.1858
Flag
14.Nov.1884 - 20.Jul.1888
flag
1886 - 2.May.1891
GriquaKlipdrift Republic (Digger's Republic)
Griqua
Adopted 1902
as the Griqua Flag
Klipdrift
16.Sep.1870 - 1870
Klipdrift
Variant
South Africa 'A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, the cut of the tongue does not.'
African Guides
Golden LAnds, South Africa Guide